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Angie Xyla: The young Greek-Australian designer from Sydney conquering Vogue and the fashion world
For as long as she could remember, 22-year-old Greek-Australian Angie Xyla wanted to design clothes. At the age of six she filled up a whole drawing pad with sketches of …
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A chat with the Director of the Historical Archives of the Museum of Hydra
Hydra itself is a living museum. Few are the places where time seems to have stopped, and the visitor can walk the streets of a place – in this case, …
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My Life in Lockdown: Q&A with Monash University Senior Lecturer Maria Gindidis
Dr Maria Gindidis is a Senior Lecturer at Monash University and Principal of Protypo Greek Centre. As a well-known educator and stakeholder in the Greek community of Mebourne, we asked …
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The Bold and the Beautiful’s Theodora Greece, who calls herself a ‘Greek royal’, cancels wedding during COVID-19
To most Greeks – nationals of a republic – the name ‘Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark’ means nothing. However royal watchers, especially British ones, are pointing to the cancellation …
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Greek diaspora schools to test a new language learning platform by General Secretariat of Greeks Abroad
Too often, language materials for young Greek language learners abroad, are designed for younger learners and are simplistic for the maturity levels of the students. The workbooks appear dated and …
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The miracle of Galinoporni, the Turks who spoke Cypriot Greek as a first language
In May 2015, in Adelaide, I interviewed a man who had experienced a miracle. Antonis (Tony) Pitrakkou, a Greek Cypriot man born in Lefkosia in 1926, moved with his family …
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Free guided tours to Ancient Egypt, Greece with Assassin’s Creed
Free educational tours in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey worlds based on ancient Egypt and ancient Greece are now available as free downloads. The free games are offered as part of Ubisoft’s …
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Family heads to beach in Crete, but ends up in the snow
Extreme weather conditions in Greece have seen temperatures soar with high forecasts for some mainland regions. In a photo snapped by Alexandros Roniotis in Crete, however, two children stand between …
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Myrtis, the girl from 2,500 years ago, who warns us of COVID-19
In 430 BC, 11-year-old ancient Athenian girl Myrtis fell victim to the great plague of Athens. She could not have imagined in her young life that she would be brought …
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After coronavirus: Global youth reveal that the social value of art has never mattered more
Health and government officials around the globe are slowly and ever-so-tentatively moving to relax lockdowns due to coronavirus. In Canada, where the possibility of health-care collapse seems to have been …